Meet Zacchaeus the Puppet

Name: Zacchaeus
Address: Big house in Jericho
Height: Err...short
Occupation: Chief tax collector
Interests: Extortion, climbing trees
Comments: Shifty eyes
History: Here

One of the best subjects I'm doing this semester is Childrens' Ministry Skills. It's just all the practical stuff of doing kids' ministry - from puppetry, quick sketching, quizzes, games, memory verses, story telling...on and on.

Now you might be wondering what's a Bible college student and youth group leader doing with kids stuff. Here's a number of reasons:
  • It's "free" (I can choose any number of electives as part of my course).
  • You get free stuff in class (you can tell I'm a stingy Asian).
  • I'm a big kid.
  • I like creative stuff.
  • I totally suck at creative stuff.
But above all, I reckon that this kinda stuff can be used for all age groups - even adults. Now of course, you gotta tweak it a bit. And if you've been in my 180 group this semester, you'll know that I've already been using some ideas from class in my Bible studies. Dunno what I'll do with puppets yet.
Give thanks for the children's workers out there who work hard at bringing the gospel to kids (it is not easy). Give thanks for the opportunity to learn skills that can help me to teach the Bible. Pray God can help me to adapt what I learn into my own ministries.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

your puppet is so cute^^ mainly, im just commenting to get you blogging...ulterior motives in action =P
but yeah, i'll get on the praying bandwagon too!

Ernest said...

Haha...ok, I'll try and blog more. But you gotta realise that I've been blogging more in the past month than I ever have in my life. So this is already a big improvement!! =D

And yes, I like the puppet too. Not bad for my first time.

Anonymous said...

you know you can use ur puppets as like a mini skit or something for like a bible reading before a talk

i tried that once.. it was both fun and hilarious..it brings something different to create interest and grab their attention and the audience loved it :P haha

Ernest said...

Good idea! I was thinking of something similar. Maybe I can even get you to do announcements for me instead! :D

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